Below Zero Readings Across City County Record Coldest in Years
A deep cold snap gripped the area with widespread subzero readings. Unionville logged 16 below, and city and county lows reached new recent-year records, while Gambrill Park and Brunswick posted single digits below zero and higher wind chill. Skating ponds froze as snow lingered and roads remained slick, with officials preparing supervision and lighting at Lake Culler. Temperatures were forecast to edge up slowly with partly cloudy skies.
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Unionville
Gambrill Park
Culler Lake
C. Cyril Klein
Klein
Max. Kehne
Ceresville
Michael's Mill
Buckerstown
New Market
Central —Stz
Emmits Shore
County Reads
State Roads
Fire at Cedar Grove injures boy and damages home
Hyattstown and Damascus volunteer fire departments answered a 10 am alarm at Richard C. Hunt’s Cedar Grove home. An oil burner fire caused about 200 dollars in damage. Hunt’s 11 year old son burned his hands while trying to carry the burner outside. First aid was given. no further treatment needed. A Maryland Senate bill to abolish the homeopathic medical licensing board passed and moved to the House, consolidating licensure under one board for tary medicine and surgery.
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Hyattstown
Damascus
Cedar Grove
Richard C. Hunt
Hunt
Annapolis
Homeopathic Medical Licensing Board
Senate
House
Maryland
Hog Prices Rise on Baltimore Market
Baltimore market sees hog prices climb to twenty cents a pound, the highest since mid 1955. Buyers anticipate pork prices advancing by next week with Joins up 6 to 7 cents and bacon by 1 to 2 cents. Lamb hits a 26 month high at 23 cents a pound while beef remains steady. Carney to leave Gleason show after contract ends in June.
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Baltimore
State Plans Big 1958 Capital Budget Hearings
Governor Mecholdin proposes long term construction loans totaling 13.5 million for fiscal 1958 with 65 million in improvements requested by agencies. Major allocations include University of Maryland 3.93 million, four dormitories 1.37 million and a business college building 1.55 million. Public safety and state schools receive sizable line items including armory site work and auditorium projects.
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Mecheldin
McKeldin
University of Maryland
College of Business
Pharmacy
Baltimore
Morgan State College
Maryland School For the Deaf
Department of Education
Frostburg
Salisbury State Teachers College
Bowie
Coppin
Patuxent Institution
Institute For the Criminally Insane
Rosewood State
Marie Gives Testimony In Kidnapping Probe
Marie described being abducted by two men and later re-enacting the event for police. She told the Los Angeles County grand jury she was in shock during her India statement and had been sedated, while jurors questioned discrepancies in earlier accounts. The grand jury heard nine hours of evidence and adjourned awaiting further deliberations for possible indictments.
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
India
Marie
Indio
Los Angeles
Arcstress
Encino
Western Md Warmest Early Today After Cold Spell
A warm spell ends Maryland’s deep freeze with Western Maryland showing the mildest readings while eastern areas face subzero temps. Unionville and Gaithersburg logged record lows, Salisbury and Cambridge hit subzero marks, while Oakland rose above freezing. Snow totals around 12 inches along highways caused slick conditions as winds hampered visibility.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Unionville
Frederick County
Gaithersburg
Ind
Washington
Salisbury
Cambridge
Waterloo
Benson
Waldorf J
Conowingo
Randallsstown
Oakland
Frostburgs
Allegany
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Garrett County
Bomb Hoax Sweeps Johns Hopkins Campus
Johns Hopkins University faced a bomb scare with over 100 students evacuated from the main reading room and Gilman Hall classrooms. Police searched two rooms after a caller warned of an 8 pm explosion, but nothing was found and classes resumed an hour later amid a spate of similar hoaxes in local schools and colleges.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Gilman Ball
William Loring
Six Die in Blast at Powder Plant Near Tenino
Six men were killed when an explosion leveled several buildings at the Pacific Powder Co. plant near Tenino in Thurston County. Sheriff Clarence Van Allen said authorities were advised the death toll was six with details pending.
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Olympia
Wash
Powder Company
Tenino
Here
Thurston County
Clarence van Allen
Pacific Powder, Co
Five Day Forecast Warm and Cold Shifts Across Regions
The forecast predicts a cold Saturday with warmer Sunday and Monday followed by colder Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures average 6-8 degrees below normal with highs near 40 and lows from the upper teens in Western Maryland to the upper 20s in eastern and southern areas. Snow is possible in Western Maryland Saturday and rain or snow likely Monday or Tuesday.
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Maryland
Record Snowstorm Deepens Cold Across Regions
A weeklong cold wave and heavy snowfall sweep the Midwest and Northeast. Buffalo reports near blizzard conditions from Lake Erie, with subfreezing readings from Pennsylvania to New England. Temperatures dip to or below zero across much of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, while Florida remains largely spared.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Buffalo
N.Y
Dlizzard
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Lake Ontario
York
Albany
New England
South Atlantic Coast
Florida
Middle Gulf Coast
Richmond
Pennsylvania
New York
Two Die In Tanker Fire Off Rio de Janeiro
A tanker Amapa fire near Comprida Island in Rio de Janeiro Bay killed two Brazilian sailors and injured over 30 others. The 11,218 ton vessel loaded with gasoline suffered $4 million in damage after valves failed and a nearby ferry ignited the spill. Three crew members who closed valves saved further losses.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
England
Petrobas, Oil Co
Atlantic Refining Co
Comprida
Petrobas
Jtanker
Maryland House and Senate stall teacher pay raise bills
Maryland lawmakers held up introduction of bills proposing an $800 across the board raise for teachers. The measures would require $22 million annually from the state and carry the sponsorship of 49 delegates and nine senators, with identical bills already in both chambers.
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Annapolis
House
Senate
Ifcom
Maryland
Eden Leaves London for New Zealand Holiday
Former Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden appears weary as he departs London for a convalescent holiday in New Zealand. He aims to rest in the summer sunshine and recover from recent strain.
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Eden
London
Anthony Eden
Lordon
New Zealand
U.N. Hears Call for Gaza Withdrawal With Emergency Force
In the General Assembly a draft African-Asian resolution urged Israel to withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and Sharm el Sheikh within five days. US Ambassador Lodge proposed immediate U.N. Emergency Force deployment to guard shipping in the Aqaba Gulf and along the Egyptian-Israeli line. Russia backed withdrawal but condemned U.S. policy as imperialistic while Israel set conditions for troop removal and continued administration with UN aid agencies.
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United Nations
Lie Lickiisi
Israel
Egypt
General Assembly
Russia
United States
Hammarskjold
Adrawal
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.N
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
V. V. Kuznetsov
Gaza
Aqaba Gulf
Golda Meir
N. Relief and Works Agency
Bej
Librarian Given Short Jail Term for Contempt of Congress
Mrs Mary Knowles a Plymouth Meeting Pa librarian was sentenced to 120 days in jail and fined 500 for contempt of Congress by U S Dist Judge Ross Rizley. She faced 58 counts for refusing to answer Senate Internal Security questions including past Communist affiliation. ISTOCKS ADVANCE in New York the market moved higher in early trading.
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Washington
Mary Knowles
Plymouth Meeting
Riley
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Inauguration Coverage on TV Dominate Monday
TV networks ABC CBS and NBC plan full inauguration coverage starting midmorning with the oath by Chief Justice Warren Burger for President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon to follow. The parade and review at the White House will feature 20 000 people, troops, bands, and dignitaries.
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New York
United States
Washington
William Hearty Harrison
ABC
CBS
MNBC
NBC
White House
Capitol
Earl War
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
R.cain
Richard M. Nixon
Cbsitv
Nbc-Tv
Md University Faculty Pay Raises In Budget Request
Governor Md McKeldin proposes pay increases for University of Maryland faculty and 199 new positions to support a 3.25 million rise in the university budget totaling 22.23 million. Instructors would rise to 4500, assistant professors to 5300, associate professors to 10600, with deans and heads receiving larger boosts. New posts fund library, education related fields, psychiatric institute, and campus maintenance.
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Annapolis
Guy
McKeldin
Manland Macully
Adhe University
University of Maryland
Three Americans Burned At Avalon Filling Station
At the Avalon filling station in the 700 block of East Street three men were set afire when a backfiring carburetor ignited gasoline. Operators Joseph Wilhide Raymond Geisler and John Crouse suffered burns. all were treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Avalon
East Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Milton Holt
Jos. Wilhide
Raymond Geisler
John Crouse
Crouse
Geisler
Withide
Wilhide
Youngster Caught in Extortion Plot
A 14 year old boy tried to extort 500000 from Roy Rogers. Postal inspectors and police said no formal charges. he will be placed on probation and receive professional help. The Berberian Juvenile Council will arrange support after he was trapped in the boiler room of U. S. Light Junior High School by an officer posing as a Western Union messenger.
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Barberton
Ohio
Roy Rogers
Berberian Juvenile Council
Church
U. S. Light Junior High
Western Union
Mother recounts death of four in Wareham fire
In Wareham Massachusetts a mother Mary Smith 36 described how four of her five children died as a fire consumed their five room home just before midnight Beulah 14 survived with injuries Annette months old Kenneth 13 Phyllis 10 Chester 3 and the father Jack Smith 60 were hospitalized or perished.
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Wareham
Mass
Mary Smith
Beulah
James
Annette
Chester
Phyllis
Jack Smith
Taunton State Hospital
Abs. Smith
Kenneth
Food Shortage in Hungary Warns of Severe Hunger
UN observers report Hungary faces a severe food shortage and rising unemployment amid rebellion. They urge relief totaling 440000 tons of food, 114500 tons of seed, and 10150 tons of fertilizer, with Red Cross aid to be allocated via normal markets at world prices.
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United Nations. N
U.N
Hungary
Budapest
International Committee of the Red Cross
Post Office Dept Wins Red Tape Battle
The Post Office Department proclaims a victory in cutting forms in four years by eliminating 1 685 forms that slowed the public and postal workers. The effort reduces red tape and speeds service while modernizing paperwork across offices. A Salisbury dog incident and a fire in a Franklin family home are noted in the wider story.
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Post Office Dept
Washington
Post Office
Salisbury
Columbus Frank
Franklin
Negros
Six Hurt In Fire Blast At Esso Refining Plant Baltimore
Six persons were injured today in an explosion and fire at the Esgo refining plant in East Baltimore. The blast occurred in the central house at the refinery in Canton. The company fire brigade extinguished the fire within five minutes. Identification and extent of injuries were not available immediately.
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Baltimore
Esgo
Canton
Baltimore Shipping Is Slowed By Ice
About seven inches of ice at the northern Chesapeake Bay tip and at the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal entrance slowed ship traffic in and out of Baltimore. Coal loading stalled as fuel froze. two icebreakers Annapolis and Chinook, plus ice buoys, kept lanes open.
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Baltimore '2
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Baltimore
Annapolis
Coast Guard
Maryland proposes $363 million state budget with education rise
Governor McKeldin submitted a $363 million state budget to the Legislature highlighting a sharp rise driven by education costs. The plan seeks about $43 million more in state and federal funds, funds a 15 percent general fund surplus, and proposes a tobacco tax projected to net $7.26 million. Education dominates the increase, with more than $6 million for state aid to schools, and funding for the University of Maryland and state colleges. Federal aid is projected at $53.46 million, with highways the next large outlay.
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Annapolis 1
Boys’ Village
University of Maryland
Montrose School
Board of Public Works
Court of Apments
Annapolis
McKeldin
Morgan State College
Assembly
Meckeldin
S& Persons
Ingrid Bergman to Receive 1956 Critics Award in New York
Ingrid Bergman flies to the United States for a brief New York visit to accept the New York Film Critics' Award as best actress of 1956 and to see My Fair Lady. She expresses emotion and love for New York, returning after seven years in self imposed exile.
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Paris
Ingrid Bergman
United States
New York
New York Film Critics
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